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Director – Avionics Manufacturing
| Company | VAST |
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| Location | Long Beach, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $175000 – $260000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Manufacturing Engineering.
- 10+ years of experience in aerospace or electronics manufacturing, with at least 5 years of leadership experience.
- Familiarity with testing of avionics hardware such as thermal, vibration, and functional tests.
- Demonstrated success with managing electro-mechanical production or harness manufacturing through rapid growth and rate increases.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of manufacturing engineers, technicians, and managers in planning, building, and testing Haven-1 avionics.
- Identify resource needs – equipment, headcount, and skills – required to deliver hardware to integration per the Haven program schedule.
- Continuously improve manufacturing processes and workflows to enhance productivity, efficiency, and quality. Implement lean manufacturing principles and other industry best practices to streamline operations and reduce waste.
- Drive the creation and implementation of required process specifications and manufacturing standards to manufacture avionics hardware for human spaceflight.
- Develop and implement key performance indicators to track manufacturing performance.
- Partner closely with Engineering and Demand Planning to plan and schedule development and flight hardware manufacturing.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, supply chain, quality and other manufacturing leaders, to ensure effective coordination and communication across departments.
- Assess the skills and capabilities of the team and identify areas for development and training to enhance performance & effectiveness.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with new production introduction and transitioning from development to production.
- Ability to set up production processes and systems to build aerospace products in an AS9100 quality system.
- Working knowledge of avionics/space standards such as IPC-A-610, IPC/WHMA-A-620, NASA-STD-8739.4, or SMC-S-016.
- Direct working knowledge of environmental testing, including thermal, thermal vacuum, vibration, and shock testing.
- Lean-sigma certification and implementation experience.
- Familiarity with conformal coating, soldering, staking, and underfill processes.
